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Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
✦ Understand this verseπίστις
pístis · Greek · G4102
- In this verse
- faith
- What it means
- faith, trust, faithfulness
- How the King James translates it
- faith223
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Sermon outline
Sermon title
Without faith it is impossible to please God
Main idea
Biblical faith is not a vague feeling: it is trusting God enough to act on what he has said, before we see it.
Text
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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Introduction
Hebrews 11 is often called the hall of faith. Before telling the stories, the author says what faith is and why it matters so much: without it, it is impossible to please God. The first verses show three marks of that kind of faith.
1. Faith is sure of what it does not see
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 · Read the chapter →
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. It is not optimism: it is resting the weight of your life on a promise of God that has not yet been fulfilled.
Application: Which promise of God do you need to stand on again this week?
2. Faith reads the world through God’s word
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Hebrews 11:3 · Read the chapter →
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God. Faith begins by recognising who the Creator is — and that changes how we read everything we see.
Application: Look at your problems in the light of who God is, not the other way round.
3. Faith draws near to God and seeks him
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Hebrews 11:5-6 · Read the chapter →
Whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Enoch walked with God: faith is not a single act, it is a walk.
Application: Set aside time every day to seek God, in prayer and in his Word, without hurry.
Conclusion
Abel offered, Enoch walked, Noah built, Abraham went out: in Hebrews 11, faith always shows up in some action. The question is not how much you feel, but whom you trust — and what that trust leads you to do today.